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Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed Calls Israel 'Not an Ally'

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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed stated that Israel is "not actually our friend" and not an ally of the United States. He criticized Israel's use of American money and accused its military of war crimes. Israel has denied El-Sayed's genocide accusations. El-Sayed made these remarks ahead of the November 3 midterm elections and a final debate with opponent Mike Rogers.

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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed declared Israel is not an American ally.
El-Sayed accused the Israeli military of committing "full war crimes, genocide."
He criticized Israel for using U.S. funds to push America into wars.
Israel has strongly rejected El-Sayed's accusations of genocide.
El-Sayed made his remarks ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
He faces former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in a competitive race.

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Israel is not an ally of the United States.per Abdul El-Sayed
An ally that takes your money to push you into wars you shouldn’t be fighting is not an ally.per Abdul El-Sayed
the government of Israel has done nothing but use us and has done terrible things with our money.per Abdul El-Sayed

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